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Thread #5299 Message #30384
Posted By: Joe Offer
09-Jun-98 - 02:14 AM
Thread Name: Malabar
Subject: RE: Malabar
Here is a link to the previous thread. For those of us who happened to forget, the Malabar Coast is on the Arabian Sea, almost at the bottom of the Indian subcontinent. The Malabar Coast is 550 miles (886 km) long. It is thought to have been the starting point of the missionary work of the Apostle Thomas, (AD 52), and was used as a trade center by the Portuguese (1498-1503), Dutch (1656 and later), and the French in the 1720's. By the late 18th century, the British had occupied the area. Industries are fishing, coconuts, rice, spices, and rubber. Now we know.
-Joe Offer-